Telford boss Kevin Wilkin has admitted he feels ‘lucky’ his side play on a home grass pitch amidst the debate surrounding artificial surfaces.
Last weekend, Dorking Wanderers manager Marc White criticised his own 3G pitch for causing four knee ligament injuries in five years, raising questions about the safety of these surfaces.
“The better way to look at it is I want to play on a fair and consistent surface and even some 3G surfaces can be inconsistent.,” explained Wilkin. He continued: “If you compared Redditch’s to Barwell’s they’re like chalk and cheese, and even though people say 3G pitches are very consistent, they can play very differently.”
Telford face an away trip to St Ives this weekend, whose Westwood Road pitch has a 3G surface used by the club for first and youth team training and matches.
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